Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram

Not to be confused with Robert Ker (1570?–1650) first Earl of Roxburghe, or Robert Ker of Kersland (1634–1680).

Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram by Jan Lievens[1]

Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram (c. 1578–1654), was a Scottish nobleman, politician and writer.[2][3]

  1. ^ Jan Lievens portrait of Robert Kerr in the National Galleries of Scotland
  2. ^ Chambers, Robert (1840), A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, Volume 3, Blackie and Son, pp 315-6.
  3. ^ Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1892). "Ker, Robert (1578-1654)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co.